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Information Literacy: Research as Inquiry

Research as Inquiry

Some Learning Objectives

  • Students will know whom to go to for help with their library research.
  • Students will be able to locate a resource in the catalog for a given subject.
  • Students will be familiar with services offered to them by the library web page.
  • Students will be able to locate appropriate information resources per discipline.
  • Students will know how to make use of interlibrary loan and the timeline needed to acquire information.
  • Formulate research questions based on curiosity and gaps in information or data available
  • Describe via reflection how the research process is iterative, requiring persistence
  • Apply research methods that are appropriate for the need, context, and type of inquiry
  • Students will be able to identify key concepts and related terms in order to locate relevant sources for their cumulative projects.
  • Students will be able to break down their research question in order to develop an effective database search.
  • Students will be able to analyze sections of a research article IOT conceptualize the research process used by experts in the field.
  • Students will be able to evaluate an author's use of sources

Learning Activities

 

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